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Gerhard "George" J. Friesen

1,2


#9637 ♂

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Birth:

Born:

23 August 1869, Grossweide, Molotschna, South Russia

3  village details 

Baptism:

Baptized:

28 November 1885, Henderson, Nebraska

3

Death:

Died:

29 September 1937, Hepburn, Saskatchewan

4

(68 years, 1 month, 7 days)


Buried:

Hepburn, Saskatchewan

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106252713


Facts &
events:

Immigrated:

S. S. Strassburg; arrived

2 July 1878, New York, New York

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 Last update of Individual data:

2 November 2024

Parents:


Family #7088

Father:

Friesen, Jacob G.

24 September 1843, Molotschna Colony, South Russia


Mother:

Penner, Sara

5 July 1846, South Russia

#7092

Spouse:

Toews, Agatha

3 March 1869, Konteniusfeld, Molotschna, South Russia


Married:

15 August 1889, Henderson, Nebraska

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Children:


   1 —

  

Friesen, Gerhard

26 May 1890, Henderson, Nebraska


   2 —

+

Friesen, Gerhard "George" G.

29 January 1892, Henderson, Nebraska


   3 —

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Friesen, Jacob G.

19 May 1893, Henderson, Nebraska


   4 —

  

Friesen, Peter G.

3 August 1894, Henderson, Nebraska


   5 —

  

Friesen, Herman G.

12 July 1896, Henderson, Nebraska


   6 —

+

Friesen, Heinrich "Henry" G.

27 June 1897, Henderson, Nebraska


   7 —

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Friesen, Sarah G.

2 December 1899, Cope, Colorado


   8 —

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Friesen, Samuel G.

22 October 1901, Cope, Colorado


   9 —

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Friesen, Katherina "Tena"

22 April 1905, Cope, Colorado


   10 —

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Friesen, John G.

23 January 1907, Munich, North Dakota


   11 —

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Friesen, Mary

30 July 1911, Munich, North Dakota

Notes:

  • Birth note: His new style birth date was 4 Sep 1869.

  • Burial note: Hepburn Cemetery

  • Note: This family moved to Colorado in 1893. They returned to Henderson in 1894, but then returned to Colorado in 1903.

  • Note: Henderson MB 1 p. 232: "Eingewandert aus Süd-Rusland Governement Taurien Wollost Gnadenfeld ano 1878 den 6ten Juli". On the page it says "Falsch" and what looks like "scham scham". p. 240 gives a birth date of 23 Aug 1869. "Weggezogen nach Colorado ano 1893 den 31 Oktober mit Familie. Zurück gezogen anno 1894 d 23ten August. Wieder nach Calirado gezogen Ano 1903".

  • Marriage note: Married by J. J. Regier.

Citations:




1 

[945]

Rosehill Mennonite Brethren Church (Munich, N.D.), Records of the Rosehill Mennonite Brethren Church, Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies, Fresno, Calif [frame 989]

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[424]

Hepburn Mennonite Brethren Church, Hepburn, Saskatchewan Mennnonite Brethren Church Record [frame 1078]

3 

[64]

Henderson, Nebraska, Mennonite Brethren Church, Gemeinde-Buch zum Einschreiben der Gemeinde-Glieder und deren Familien in York u Hamilton Co. Nebraska [10]

4 

[29]

Zionsbote (German language organ of the Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Church in North America.), Hillsboro, Kansas: Mennonite Brethren Church of North America [17 Oct 1937, p. 11]

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[14]

Find a Grave, Memorial 106252713.

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[39]

Glazier, Ira A., editor, Migration From the Russian Empire, Vol 1 (Lists of Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York, Volume 1 (January 1875-September 1882).), Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1995 [135]

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[64]

Henderson, Nebraska, Mennonite Brethren Church, Henderson, Nebraska. Henderson Mennonite Brethren Church 1879 [232]

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